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We Remember

no name given · Orthodox Christian Network (OCN) · 2026-09-11 · Source

The collective remembrance and prayer of Orthodox Christians transform the grief over the victims of September 11 into a hope for divine comfort, peace, and social unity.

May God continue to grant comfort to the grieving, protection to the serving, and wisdom to our nation and our world, seeking peace instead of hatred, unity instead of division, and love instead of fear.

The text is a commemorative address by the Orthodox Christian Network (OCN) on the 25th anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001. It honors the approximately 3,000 victims as well as the courage and sacrifice of first responders, firefighters, and clergy. The authors emphasize that hatred and violence have terrible consequences, but that extraordinary compassion and love also became visible. As Orthodox Christians, they connect the remembrance with prayer for the deceased and the grieving. A quotation from the Gospel of Matthew serves as a theological anchor for the promise of comfort. The text calls for keeping the memory alive and asking God for peace, unity, and wisdom for the nation and the world. It closes with the request that hatred be replaced by love and fear by peace.

What, according to this text, is the root of the evil?

Hostility, hatred, the breakdown of community

Where does the evil reside?

in the economy, politics, or social structures (inferred)

What helps against it?

prayer, worship, meditation, repeated practice; solidarity, mutual help, belonging

What is human being according to this text?

above all a part of a community or of creation

Where is history heading?

the message stands outside of history (inferred)

What does the text base its claim on?

on the holy scripture of its own tradition; on tradition, the fathers, an established practice

To whom does the text's call for devotion apply?

to every human being, regardless of faith

Where is the text's criticism directed?

at others, at society, at other groups (inferred)

• Gebet für die Verstorbenen und Trauernden (ritual)
• Erinnerung an die Opfer wachhalten (inward)
• Um Frieden und Einheit bitten (social)

Mt 5,4

Basic stance

2 from -2 to 2

Insistence

2 of 3

Reach

4 of 5

Concreteness

2 of 3

Boundary

0 of 3

Time

past 2, present 2, future 1

Analysed with qwen/qwen3.8-27b, version v3. The same standards apply to every tradition, see Values.